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by energy123 137 days ago
Debunked by Steven Pinker:

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2019/01/31/is-the-world-reall...
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ashivkum 137 days ago
Debunked by Jason Hickel:

https://www.jasonhickel.org/blog/2019/2/3/pinker-and-global-...

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energy123 137 days ago
Hickel's thoughts on this matter were torn to shreds on HN back in 2019, I'm not going to relitigate it now.
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ashivkum 137 days ago
I've seen Pinker's arguments dismantled too. The blog whose post we're commenting on even has a piece dismantling the totally made up GDP numbers coming out of Africa.
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